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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1942?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1942, the Sun was in Virgo (7°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°26'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1942	Sep 23, 1942 into Libra
Moon	13°21'03" Taurus	Direct	Aug 30, 1942	Sep 1, 1942 into Gemini
Mercury	0°12'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	17°33'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1942	Sep 10, 1942 into Virgo
Mars	19°06'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1942	Sep 17, 1942 into Libra
Jupiter	17°41'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	11°58'22" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°32'47" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	28°47'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	6°17'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°00'11" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 31, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 08:28 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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